centibillionaire

noun

A person whose net worth is greater than one hundred billion (10¹¹) dollars, or other currency.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

nouncentibillionaire (plural centibillionaires)

plural centibillionaires

  1. uncommonA person whose net worth is greater than one hundred billion (10¹¹) dollars, or other currency.

    Of course we can never know these things for sure, but Oprah being the world's first black woman billionaire is just as certain as Bill Gates being the world's first centibillionaire (he was briefly at his peak).

    2002 October 24, Miftosyo, “Re: NR? Did you see the cover of People magazine?”, in soc.singles (Usenet)
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    With TikTok's future now increasingly unclear, and Facebook reporting a stronger than expected performance in Q2, Zuckerberg is now a centibillionaire, joining Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates in the $100 billion club, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

    2020 August 7, Jason Murdock, “Zuckerberg Becomes Centibillionaire after Trump Threatens TikTok Ban, Instagram Reels Launches”, in Newsweek, archived from the original on 10 Dec 2020

    Two years ago, Bezos was the only “centibillionaire” on earth — the trendy neologism for people whose wealth exceeds $100 billion. Now there are five — in addition to Bezos, there’s Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk and Bernard Arnault, the French luxury tycoon.

    2020 November 25, Farhad Manjoo, “Even in a Pandemic, the Billionaires Are Winning”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 12 Dec 2020

    Synonyms: hectobillionaire

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA person whose net worth is greater than one hundred billion (10¹¹) dollars, or other currency.

Origin

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APA

centibillionaire. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centibillionaire

MLA

“centibillionaire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centibillionaire. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “centibillionaire,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centibillionaire.

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